Railway-tie.



J. W. CORBZN. RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED F Patented Apr. 2Q i913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET L J, E GORBIN. RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED FEB.8,1912.

2 SEEETB-SHEET 2.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913 afioemtoz J W 60236272 JAMES W. 0031113131, 91HUNTINGDQEF, EENNZSYLVAEEJS} RtPlIlLWAY-TIE.

Application filed February 3, 1912.

To all whom may concern."

Be it-known that I, JAMES W. Cousin, a citizen of the United States,residing at Huntingdon, in the county of Huntingdon, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRailway-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the-invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention'rela-tes to new and useful improvements in" railway ties.

An object of the invention is the provision of a tie such as describedwhich is so constructed as to withstand the various atmospheric elementsthereby greatly prolong.

With the above and other objects in view,

this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation,combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more tullydescribed, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, iiiwhich:-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevationthereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3-3of Fig. 1. Fig. l is a transverse sect-ional view taken on the line 4-tof Fig. 1. Figs. 5, 6 and T are similar views takenon the lines 55, l3-6and 'Z--'( of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the accompany lug drawings by similarcharacters of reference throughout the several views, the numeral 10designates generzlly my improved tie which comprises a shell 11 ofsubstantially U-shaped cross sectional formation consisting of an upperarch or base plate 12 .upon the opposite longitudinal edges of which areformed the vertical legs or side plates 13. brat at their lowerterminals to produce inwardly extending longi- Speciflcation of LettersPatent.

'ment oi? the clamping blocks 2%) ctr Patented Apra Serial he. states.

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tudinal side flanges ii. A plurality of trans verse cross plates 15 aresecured in any suitable manner to the flanges l4 and are formed withcentrally located depending ribs 16 which extend longitudinally oi": thesaid plates 15 and transversely out the tie it). The shell -11 isadapted to be filled with body 17 of concrete or any similar substance,the lower side of which extends flush with the said flanges i l in orderthat the ribs 1% may depend therebelow for engagement with the track bedwhich prevents any undesired displacement ot the tie it).

The customary rails 18 rest upon the base plate 12, which plate isformed upon the OP-. posite sides of the said rails with. Tehaped slots19 arranged with their minor ends projecting toward the rails.

Clamping blocks 20 rest upon the plate 12 at the opposite sides of therails 38 and are recessed at their lower forward edges as at rests uponthe base "flanges of the rails 18. These tongues are held in engagementwith the said base flanges against any vertical movement by transversestraps 24 which are secured to the plates 12 and upset inter.- mediatetheir ends at to producelongitudinal passages 26 in which the saidtongues 23 are slidably locate Locking blocks 2'? prevent the displace--formed at their lower sides with depenein bosses 28 arranged forengagement with L major ends of the slots 19, while intermediateportions of the said blocks 27 are apertured as at 29 for the receptionhalts 30 which are disposed within the reduced portions of the slots 19and with their heads in engagement with the under face of the plate 12.The iorward terminals of the locking plates 97 are bifurcated as at 31for interlocking engagement with the adjacent portions of the clampingblocks Ed by means of which these said blocks insured T 32 epagainst anymovement. liuts plied to the bolts 30 which prevent any unwhile in orderto meme-2e various minor changes in the details of construction can beresin-led to Within the scope of the appended claims Without departingfrom or sacrificing any 01 the advantages of the invention. I

From the foregoing disclosures taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it will be manif st that a. railway tie is pr0- vidcd whichwill fulfil all of the necessary requirements of such a device. I

Having thus fully described ihis invention what, I claim as new anddesire to protect by Letters Patent, is:

l. The combination in L'IailWfly tie of a base plate, having'slotsformed therein, clamping blocks slidable upon said base piate, strapsseigured to the base plate and the clamping blocks for prevent ing theirvertical displacement locking plums secured $0 "the wise plate, bossesformed upon, the leekingplates and engag ing the slots and fasteningmeans passing tlirengh the siois and locking plates.

' The cembinahon in a ra lway tie with :1 base "plate, straps securedthereto, siiidzs straps being upset to produce passages, damping blocksslidable upon said. plate and 'phrough said passages, bifurcated lackingplates engaging the base plate and clamping blocks, said base platebeing formed with "i 30' shapedslots, bosses f crmed upcn the lockingplates and disposed Within-the ma or ends of the slots and boltsengaging the ilnclerside 0f thebase plates and passing through theslots, and clampin plates. 35

